Postdoctoral Fellow, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

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I am an SAO postdoctoral fellow at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, working with Francesca Civano on the co-evolution of supermassive black holes and galaxies and the X-ray emitting sources in star-forming galaxies (active galactic nuclei and X-ray binaries). I received my PhD from UC Berkeley, where my research was focused on high-mass X-ray binaries, how accretion onto the black holes and neutron stars in these systems occurs and what they can teach us about massive stellar evolution and star formation in distant galaxies. I really enjoy teaching and am interested in physics education research, especially as it pertains to teaching students the scientific method. I also like sharing my research and my love for astronomy with the general public, and have been involved in a variety of public outreach efforts.